Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq.

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aglaia halmaheirae Miq.; Aglaia macrophylla Teijsm. & Binn.; Alliaria arborescens Kuntze; Alliaria halmaheirae Kuntze; Alliaria kunthiana Kuntze; Alliaria maingayi (Hiern) Kuntze; Alliaria nernstii (F.Muell.) Kuntze; Dysoxylum arborescens f. ceramicum Miq.; Dysoxylum forsythianum Warb.; Dysoxylum gjellerupii C.DC.; Dysoxylum halmaheirae (Miq.) C.DC.; Dysoxylum insulare Pierre; Dysoxylum kunthianum (A.Juss.) Miq.; Dysoxylum maingayi Hiern; Dysoxylum nernstii F.Muell.; Dysoxylum novohebridanum C.DC.; Dysoxylum rubrum Merr.; Dysoxylum sibuyanense Elmer; Epicharis kunthiana A.Juss.; Goniocheton arborescens Blume; Goniocheton insularis Pierre; Hartighsea acuminata Miq.; Hartighsea sumatrana Miq.; Trichilia arborescens (Blume) Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : A tree 20-30 feet high. Leaves imparipinnate; elliptic-obovate, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs. Flowers 5-merous, in lax short panicles; petals linear, slightly thickened and narrowed towards the apex. Fruit globose or top-shaped with shallow grooves.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Dhani khari,Port Mouat
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 120
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dysoxylum arborescens. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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